Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-08-23

uil not sec thtf new uomes. ~ sVos
the men all the rsst Of the day to move
their household effects from the landing
on the brook. up which they had come
10 rude boa,s. bu, Samuel spent IL Ia
much needed re,,. lie saw. with salts
faction. tha, his brother had made ample
preparations for the advent Of his family.
He had 20, an exeellen, burn. and the
ground WAS nearly In readiness to receive
the seed
The nex, day. following . lie ofspo,.
ted trees. the two families started foi
their lots. IL was = plesssn, day Of the
early spring time. The sun shone out
brigh, and beautiful. while the birds
chirped aud sang their cherries, notes OF
welcome. ~ they passed. Oser hill,
through valley and seros. stream OF va.
ter upon . fallen tree Jacob led them,
with his boy in his arms. lie ". fol-
lowed by Rachel. with Swipe. and Eliza
Jane bringing up the rear. The la,ie'
carried a cat. ihA, .he nigh, no, be with
ou, her fAvOri,s pc, In her fcre., home
"How much farther is ii,' asked Mrs.
S~ips.. af,sr they had gone some dis
tAnee.
1--WE h.In't "a, hsf there yi,." replied
her husband.
"oh. dear I, !. gloomy enough. We
air ge,iin' deeper and deeper into the
wilderness. We shall never &c. ou,
asip." she said despairingly.
"Don't talk ths, way. Lay Jane. 1,
make. my hear, ache to hear ye, urged
Jeremiah.
Cheer up" said Rachel. who va,
made Of .,ernsr stuff. "You will feel
better by aud by. In few years. with
Gods blessing. We shall have homes OF
our own, and all the comforts ollie ,ha,
We shall need II will be hard. perhaps.
., first. ba, We shall appreciate what We
have all the more when We ge, H..
"GOd bless you for that" replied her
husband. "Yoa take = grea, weigh, of
my mind. and are indeed help.mee,
aud such as God Intended when he said.
1t /. no, fitting tha, man should be
alone" Thh rebake TO toe diseonien,
Of Eliza Jane. silsneed her complaints.
bu, poor swipes wen, forward with =
heavy heart
eve shall no, be alone 10 III. forest.
continued Jacob. ALREADY there are
clearing. ell around Us. Nof,hward. on
the NsIin.eo,, are several families. East.
ward, are settlements, as there are al'o
on the ives, aud southwark. The settlers
are coming in fast. II won't be many
year. before ell these lands will be taken
up and cleared. With the end Of tho
war. and our Independence acknowledged
by Great Britain. thousands Of old sol.
dier. aud Others will take up lands and
settle on them. We have only come
little earlier than the grea, mass. and
have 90, our land. cheaper and shall mol
be 90 long in deb, and poverty"
"w.l. Jake, |, duE my hear, good ,S
hear ye talk. wha, ye say 80, though
I.1y Jane can, quite see !, now. can ye,
wife p be dsiersn,islly asked bis be''e'
half.
"No, | can't. I, is 80 much dif:ren,
from home. There, could run into the
minister's and have cha, with Ra,h. o'
into Psek.rd's and hear the news from
sally, snd-and into lots Of places. One,
ina while We could he,-psr,ies. and
va. always happy from mornin' till night
| As she said this. she buu, into tears.
"Don't, wife. please don',, pleaded
jeremiah. distressed beyond measure a
being unable to comfor, her.
"I.st her cry" said Rachel. indignant
At her lack Of for,itude. "l woaldn''
make such . foolish speech I. that.
When we give up our sirlhoOd and be-
come wives and mothers, We ought ic
pu, away girli.h speech and actions"
"Don't blame the poor thing, Mrs
Taylor. I, Is . great change. No won.
der she cries. I'm sorry. Liry. deed
be-"
Aroused by Raehers remarks. Mrs
swipes wiped her tears away.
"You air ,u good fer me. Jeremiah
You deserve = better wife then i be.
she said. comfor,ed by his great sympa'
thy for her. and his distress at her home
sickness. Jersmiah's heart gave great
bound.
"NOn.en.e. wife, he remarked
"There's no woman like my Lay Jane IL
ell thur wofr."
They had nov reached the hishel
ground and cAugh, view fthe si,us
ton Of the surrounding country.
Aboa, . quarter Of = mile toward th'
northwsrd rose the smoke from jacobs
clearing. and they stopped . momen. Il
take in the lovely tcene spread out beior'
them.
There Is our home, Rachel" said ia
cob enthusiastically, pointing to the plae'
where the smoke Was curling up amons
the trees. "Samusl Is there to receiv'
US"
"How beautiful! 7" exclaimed Rachel
at is ever 90 much better than an,ici
ps,sd. Am 90 glad you selected ,hi
place. We can be happy here. In {
few years there will be broad fields
planted with growing crops. and sowe'
to grass and grain, and cattle and shsel
feeding Ia the pastures. o. who coul'
no, be happy here"
Jacob looked into her radiant eyes will
the greatest delight and inwsrdly blesse'
God for giving him such helPmeet.
Piqed at Mrs. Tsylor's rebuke, Elir'
Jane said not word to her. but TO he
husband she Was al attention now. 70
solved to make him ~ happy and salts
fed with the situation ~ Rachel va
making her husband. Her feelings wer
undergoing . change from the view
spread out before her.
"where Il our lot" she asked. cd
dressing jeremiah.
"wsy tn thur northeast, eross thu
vally 'pon the ridge fsein' this way. Then
tall pines cut of the site," be answered
pointing out the locality.
30, thet IL grand" shs exclaimed
eve shall have hill Of our own"
"You air . nsngsl. Lizy. Ysou
words make me fscl Ike 'ssultin Bniisi
wuks," be said. throwing his arms sroun'
her and giving her . esress.